Location
Felinfach, West Wales (SA48 8AG)
Hours
Rotating 12 hour shifts (days only)
Salary
Negotiable
About the Role
Are you an experienced maintenance professional who thrives on solving technical challenges and keeping complex plant equipment operating safely and efficiently? At Arla, we're investing in a more sustainable future, and our biomass operation at Felinfach plays a key part in that journey. As a Biomass Operations & Maintenance Technician, you'll join a skilled and supportive team responsible for operating, monitoring, and maintaining critical plant equipment that helps power our manufacturing site. This is an opportunity to develop your expertise in a role where your contribution has a direct impact on operational performance, energy efficiency, and sustainability goals.
How you will make an impact:
- Operate and monitor the biomass plant, ensuring safe, efficient performance while supporting the energy needs of the manufacturing operation.
- Carry out routine inspections, fault finding, first-line maintenance, and condition monitoring to maximise reliability and performance.
- Support breakdown response, commissioning activities, and plant improvement projects that drive operational excellence and sustainability.
- Work closely with operational teams, contractors, and suppliers to ensure safe working practices, effective maintenance, and continuous improvement.
- Champion a strong health and safety culture while supporting compliance, reporting, housekeeping standards, and environmental performance targets.
Experience
Experience operating plant equipment within manufacturing, utilities, power generation, combustion, energy, process or similar operational environments is highly desirable. Electrical maintenance background with strong fault-finding and plant operation skills is advantageous. Experience in commissioning and process optimisation is a plus. Applications from recently qualified apprentices looking to develop their careers in a highly technical environment are also welcome.
About you
You are motivated with a proactive approach to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. You enjoy working in a hands-on processing environment and can balance operational responsibilities with practical maintenance activities. You are confident working independently and as part of a close-knit team, committed to supporting a strong health and safety culture and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
An HNC qualification or equivalent technical background would be advantageous. Relevant technical or electrical qualifications are preferred but not essential if you have strong practical experience and a willingness to learn and develop.
